Apricot Pie

A beautiful fruit pie that also includes almonds and honey - delicious!

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Prep:

30 Minutes

Cook Time:
35 Minutes

Serves: 8-12

Ingredients:

2 pkg. Wewalka Pie Crust Dough

1.5 lb. apricots, pitted (or peaches)

2 Tbsp. butter

1 cup preserving sugar

4 Tbsp. almonds, chopped

4 Tbsp. honey

4 Tbsp. lemon juice, freshly squeezed

Confectioners' sugar

Baking Tips

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Let dough sit on counter for 15-20 minutes, then unroll carefully and flip into a pie pan, fluting the edges as desired. Cover the dough with removed parchment paper and weigh down with pie weights or dry rice or beans. Blind bake about 15 minutes at 425°F or until light brown; take out of oven and remove paper and weights. Bake for additional 3-5 minutes. Cool on cooling rack.

If you don’t have or want to use pie weights, carefully prick the bottom and sides with a fork many times to prevent air bubbles. Don’t use a fork if your pie will be filled with a super moist filling, as the tiny holes will allow filling to soften the dough.

Note: You can store used dry beans or dry rice in a special container and mark it as 'pie weights.’ You can use them for additional blind baking sessions, but you cannot use them for regular meals anymore.

Use a heat-resistant glass or ceramic pie pan for the flakiest results. Single use aluminum shells don’t get as hot and won’t give you the same results.

Bake the pie on the middle rack or in the lower third of the oven.

Insert a knife tip to test if the pie filling is done. If some filling sticks on the knife the pie is not done yet. Add more baking time and repeat test in 5 min. intervals.

To prevent excess browning of the edges during baking, place the pie dish on a large sheet of aluminum foil. Mold foil lightly around the edges of the pie 20 minutes into baking; then continue to bake as directed.

To unroll the dough, remove dough from package and gently separate the dough and parchment paper from the roll, so that the dough on paper begins to lay flat. Be careful not to separate the dough from the parchment paper. There may be some sticking, but the dough and paper should easily pull away from the roll.

Once the dough is lying flat on the baking tray, cut off or tuck any excess paper under, so it does not hang over the edge.

Do not over handle the pie crust as it toughens the dough. Use our enclosed parchment paper to flip the dough in the pie pan, and use only your fingertips when shaping it. Avoid using the warmer palms of the hand

If your pie recipe calls for a super moist filling, you can blind-bake the crust and then moisture-proof it, to avoid sogginess.

Brush dough with a bit of egg white before it goes in the oven, or even right after it comes out of the oven. Moist fillings won’t soften the dough and it stays firm.

You can also distribute about 3 tablespoons of breadcrumbs on the bottom before you add the moist filling to the dough. The breadcrumbs absorb some of the moisture and help to keep the dough dry and for a flakier result.

1. Take the refrigerated Pie Crust Dough out of the fridge 15 min. before usage. Preheat oven to 350°F. Unroll the tempered Pie Crust Dough on parchment paper. With help of the paper, flip the dough into a 10-in. pie pan. Remove paper and press firmly against bottom and sides. Using your fingers, form a ¾ -1-inch-high edge around the inside of the pan.

2. Peel the apricots, cut them into quarters, and remove the pits.

3. In a saucepan, heat the butter and braise the apricots briefly with the preserving sugar, while stirring. Add the almonds, honey, and lemon juice, and simmer over low heat for 15-20 minutes. Stir frequently. Remove from heat and let cool.

4. Spread the apricot mixture over the pastry base.

5. Unroll the second refrigerated Pie Crust Dough, and using a cookie cutter, cut out 6-8 small leaf/almond shapes (or other preferred shapes). Carefully lay the second dough on top of the filling, so the cut out shapes expose the apricot mixture through the top. Using your fingers, press the edges firmly together.

6. Decorate the top with the cut out leaf/almond shapes, pressing them on gently.

7. Bake the pie on the center rack of the preheated oven for 35-40 minutes until golden brown. Remove from the oven, let cool, and serve sprinkled with confectioners' sugar.

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Apricot Pie

A beautiful fruit pie that also includes almonds and honey - delicious!

Prep: 30 MinutesCook Time: 35 MinutesServes: 8-12

Ingredients:

2 pkg. Wewalka Pie Crust Dough

1.5 lb. apricots, pitted (or peaches)

2 Tbsp. butter

1 cup preserving sugar

4 Tbsp. almonds, chopped

4 Tbsp. honey

4 Tbsp. lemon juice, freshly squeezed

Confectioners' sugar

Directions:

Take the refrigerated Pie Crust Dough out of the fridge 15 min. before usage. Preheat oven to 350°F. Unroll the tempered Pie Crust Dough on parchment paper. With help of the paper, flip the dough into a 10-in. pie pan. Remove paper and press firmly against bottom and sides. Using your fingers, form a ¾ -1-inch-high edge around the inside of the pan.

Peel the apricots, cut them into quarters, and remove the pits.

In a saucepan, heat the butter and braise the apricots briefly with the preserving sugar, while stirring. Add the almonds, honey, and lemon juice, and simmer over low heat for 15-20 minutes. Stir frequently. Remove from heat and let cool.

Spread the apricot mixture over the pastry base.

Unroll the second refrigerated Pie Crust Dough, and using a cookie cutter, cut out 6-8 small leaf/almond shapes (or other preferred shapes). Carefully lay the second dough on top of the filling, so the cut out shapes expose the apricot mixture through the top. Using your fingers, press the edges firmly together.

Decorate the top with the cut out leaf/almond shapes, pressing them on gently.

Bake the pie on the center rack of the preheated oven for 35-40 minutes until golden brown. Remove from the oven, let cool, and serve sprinkled with confectioners' sugar.

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